Ironing-board.



LAWRENCE G'. PEASLE, 0F KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI.

manine-BOARD.

Specification of Letters Patent. Patented NOV. 21, 1911.

Application filed May 23, 1910. Serial No. 562,996.

invention, such as will enable others skilledy in the art to which itappertains to make and use the same, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings, and to the letters and figures of referencemarked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

My invention relates to ironing boards for household use, and has forits object to provide an article of that class having improved means forclamping one end thereof to a table, and having improved, adjustablemeans for supporting the outer end of the board froni the floor.

A further object is to provide the improved details of structurehereinafter described and pointed out in the claims, reference being hadto the accompanying drawing, in which Figure I is a perspective view ofan ironing board constructed according to my invention, shown clamped toa table, in position for use. Fig. II is a side elevation of the same.Fig. III is a side elevation of the board detached from the table andfolded up. Fig. IV is an enlarged end elevation viewed in the directionof the arrow on Fig. I, the leg being broken away. Fig. V is a vertical,longitudinal section through the iron holder and the adjacent parts ofthe board. Fig. VI is a sectional detail view of the rack-bar.

Referring more in detail to the parts:- 1 designates the ironing boardproper, which may be of any suitable shape, size, or material; 2designates a vertical brace which is connected by a hinge 3 with abatten 4, secured transversely to the board 1; 5 designates an inclinedleg which is pivotally connected to the board 1 as hereinafterdescribed, so that its lower end may rest upon the floor. A transversebatten 6 is secured to the lower side of the board 1, near the end 7thereof, which rests against the edge of a table 8 as shown, when theboard is in use. Secured to the middle of the batten 6, by bolts 9, isan inverted U-shaped member 10. Extending through the depending ears ofmember 10 is a transverse bolt 11, the projecting ends of which formpivots for a pair of links 12, which are also pivotallyV connected witha transverse bolt 13 that passes through the leg 5. The outer edges ofthe legs 'of the U-shaped member 10 are formed with inclined surfaces14, and the outer end of leg 5 is provided with a metallic jaw 15 whichis adapted to move over the surfaces 14- when the device is beingapplied to a table, and is adapted to engage the bottom oflthe table asshown in Fig. II, the jaw being considerably broader than the leg 5, toprovide a better grip,upon the table. The upper face of the leg 5 isgrooved out to receive a metal rack-bar 16, having ratchet teeth 17which are adapted to support the beveled lower end of the brace 2; thisportion being desirably provided with a metal point 18, as being muchmore durable than wood. The length of the brace 2 is such that when theparts 7 and 15 are applied to a table of average thickness and the boardraised, (the point 18 being engaged with the rack-bar 16) the board willcome to a hori-- Zontal position just as theparts 7 and 15 grip thetable with sufficient firmness; the brace being held against slipping bythe rackteeth 17.

19 designates a sad-iron holder which is permanently attached to theboard 1 in any board and the links 12 at right angles to both the boardand leg. The device is then moved over the edge of the table so that theend of the board rests on the top of the table and the nose of the legis projected therebeneath. The body of the leg is then lowered and thenose tilted up into engagement with the inclined face 14'of the member10, the parts turning on the bolt 13 and the links remaining at a rightangle to the board. Upon a further downward movement of the leg, thenose will press against the inclined face of the member 10, so that thelinks vwill not revolve on the bolt 13, but will turn on the bolt 11,causing the nose 15 to slide on the surface 14 until it clamps tightagainst the table. The brace 2 is then set and the board is ready foruse. When it is desired to remove the board from the table, the operatorslightly lifts the board 1, disengages the brace 2 from the ratchet bar,and lowers the board upon the leg 5; i

the brace 2 being preferably folded under the board as shown in Fig.III. The descent of the board l turns the part l0 upon bolt ll or 13 aspivots, thereby loosening the jaw part 7 of the board from its hold uponthe table, and the board may be removed from the table.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new therein anddesire to secure by Letters Patent is l. In an ironing board, thecombination with a board, of a member supported from the bottom of theboard and provided with an inclined rear part, a supporting leg, andlinks pivoted on opposite sides of the supported member and leg, andlinks having pivotal mounting on both the supported member and leg, saidlinks being adapted to turn on the leg mounting until the clamping partof the leg has engaged the supported member and afterward on themounting on the supported member, substantially as set forth.

2. In an ironing board, the combination of a board, a supporting barpivotally suspended from said board, a U-shaped supported member havingits base fixed to the under side of said board near one end thereof, andhaving its projecting sides beveled at their rear edges, a supportingleg having an armoring j aw at one end adapted for bearing against theinclined edges of the sides of the U-shaped member, and links pivoted tosaid leg and to said U-shaped member, substantially as and for thepurpose set forth.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of t-Wo witnesses.

LAWRENCE G. PEASLEE.

Witnesses:

-MYRTLE M. JACKSON,

ARTHUR C. BROWN.

Copies of this patenJ: may be obtained for ve cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. C.

